Franklin County Livestock Market Report

Carnesville, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 3, 2022

947 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $140.59/cwt -4.93 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 422 lb · 30 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $142.75/cwt -5.96 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 474 lb · 28 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $148.96/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 479 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	947	984	558
Feeder cattle	665	715	389
Slaughter cattle	151	135	73
Replacement cattle	131	134	96

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 lower, feeder steers annd steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 to 7.00 lower, replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	478	6	172.50–180.00	$175.75	$840	—
505–545	531	4	164.00–172.50	$166.89	$886	-5.51
605–645	625	3	157.50–162.50	$159.61	$998	-6.37
650	650	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,034	-2.14

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	167.50	$167.50	$678	+1.38
550	550	1	150.00	$150.00	$825	—
605	605	1	142.50	$142.50	$862	+7.50
655–695	675	2	132.50–140.00	$136.14	$919	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	190.00	$190.00	$589	—
415	415	1	180.00	$180.00	$747	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	380	13	155.00–165.00	$158.32	$602	-4.66
405–445	425	4	147.50–150.00	$148.69	$632	-4.97
455–495	474	28	137.50–147.50	$142.75	$677	-5.96
505–545	520	13	130.00–140.00	$136.32	$709	-8.22
555–595	563	12	125.00–132.50	$131.00	$738	-2.85
605–645	623	4	115.00–125.00	$120.54	$751	-10.21
655–695	668	9	110.00–120.00	$116.65	$779	-5.81

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	475	2	148.00–152.50	$150.16	$713	-9.46
505–545	529	14	142.50–150.00	$145.49	$770	-7.77
555–595	586	18	135.00–145.00	$137.20	$804	-11.84
605–645	629	9	127.50–135.00	$130.67	$822	—
655–695	675	4	122.50–125.00	$123.71	$835	—
705–745	725	5	121.00–125.00	$122.68	$889	—
755–795	775	4	115.00–122.50	$118.57	$919	-1.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	334	8	155.00–164.00	$157.56	$526	-1.23
355–395	378	9	142.50–150.00	$145.50	$550	-6.55
405–445	422	30	135.00–145.00	$140.59	$593	-4.93
455–495	478	7	130.00–135.00	$132.07	$631	-5.81
655–695	675	2	100.00–105.00	$102.43	$691	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	323	6	170.00–177.50	$174.16	$563	+1.07
355–395	375	7	160.00–170.00	$164.83	$618	+1.37
405–445	426	17	152.50–162.50	$157.11	$669	+0.86
455–495	479	19	145.00–155.00	$148.96	$714	-4.00
505–545	525	13	137.50–147.50	$142.41	$748	-2.67
555–595	568	12	130.00–140.00	$136.57	$776	-2.04
605–635	618	4	127.50–135.00	$131.81	$815	—
655–695	675	5	120.00–125.00	$122.77	$829	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	376	11	172.50–182.50	$177.15	$666	+6.50
405–445	429	12	165.00–175.00	$168.82	$724	+5.29
455–495	475	7	157.50–165.00	$161.00	$765	-1.25
505–545	523	15	152.50–160.00	$156.60	$819	+0.63
555–595	576	9	142.50–150.00	$145.99	$841	-3.58
605–645	622	7	137.50–147.50	$143.29	$891	—
655–695	671	5	135.00–140.00	$137.93	$926	+5.50
755–795	775	2	122.50–125.00	$123.72	$959	±0.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	527	10	162.50–167.50	$164.70	$868	-0.51
555–595	576	12	155.00–165.00	$159.79	$920	-0.11
605–645	623	12	151.00–157.00	$154.19	$961	+3.86
655–695	680	4	142.50–152.50	$146.17	$994	+2.50
705–745	725	2	135.00–140.00	$137.43	$996	+3.73

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1565	1205	80-85%	37	73.00–80.00	$75.59	$911	—
940–1545	1240	80-85%	27	66.00–72.00	$69.60	$863	—
1075–1630	1333	80-85%	16	81.00–88.00	$84.55	$1,127	-2.17

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1960	1503	75-80%	13	66.00–72.00	$69.01	$1,037	—
1315–1690	1570	75-80%	9	73.00–80.00	$75.68	$1,188	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1395	1032	85-90%	11	57.00–63.00	$60.65	$626	—
950–1180	1096	85-90%	7	64.00–71.00	$66.99	$734	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1550	1253	5	92.00–99.00	$97.28	$1,219	—
1040–2000	1513	8	100.00–107.00	$103.65	$1,568	—
1580–2045	1808	5	109.00–114.00	$111.38	$2,014	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1310	1092	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	790.00–950.00	$848.95
805–1300	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	910.00–1,070.00	$978.97
1105–1570	1256	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	880.00–1,075.00	$956.16

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–1010	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	680.00–730.00	$706.20
890–1255	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	800.00–890.00	$850.62
980–1200	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	775.00–860.00	$812.28

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825–895	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	775.00–875.00	$822.97	—
720–1120	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	780.00–910.00	$875.15	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
965	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	+57.19

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.